Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Tanzania

Prison population per 100,000 in Tanzania in 2023 — 41 per 100k. Ranked 32 in the world out of 34. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 69.6%.

2023 41 per 100k −21.15% vs 2021
World rank 32of 34
Period maximum 135 per 100k2000
Period minimum 41 per 100k2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Tanzania, 2000–20230501001502000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 135 per 100k2002: 123 per 100k2004: 114 per 100k2006: 109 per 100k2008: 96 per 100k2011: 81 per 100k2013: 68 per 100k2015: 64 per 100k2019: 59 per 100k2021: 52 per 100k2023: 41 per 100k
Change over the period: −94 (−69.63%) Average annual rate: -5.05 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 41 — —
2021 52 — —
2019 59 — —
2015 64 — —
2013 68 — —
2011 81 — —
2008 96 — —
2006 109 — —
2004 114 — —
2002 123 — —
2000 135 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of persons held in correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities per 100,000 people. The indicator covers both the convicted and those under investigation — in a number of countries the second group makes up more than half. UNODC data, collected from national prison services.

Important: The indicator does not measure the level of crime. A high value is just as likely to reflect harsh judicial practice as an actual crime problem.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.